Comparison

Reading Libraries vs Timeline

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Reading Libraries

Features
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Access Reading Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.

About

Timeline

Features
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Timeline is a personal activity log for real life—meals, water, sleep, workouts, work, and the small moments you want to remember. Open the app, take a photo or choose one from your library, add only the details that matter, and save. Your entries become a chronological timeline based on when they happened. Keep logging and your history becomes easier to understand. The General dashboard brings together activity, category, photo, tag, and self-tracked measurement summaries across 7 days, 30 days, 3 months, or 1 year. Make it yours with custom categories and detail fields. Log only a photo and category, or add a note, tags, numbers, durations, choices, ratings, and more. Timeline is local-first: entries are saved on your device first, and you can start without creating an account. Export your data and media as a ZIP file whenever you choose, then restore it when needed. Backup and restore are manual. ZIP backups are not encrypted, so store them somewhere you trust. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log activities with photos, time, categories, notes, tags, and details • Review your personal timeline by day and revisit earlier entries • Use the General dashboard to see summaries and patterns over time • Create categories and tracking fields that fit your life • Export and restore your data with manual ZIP backups Timeline does not tell you how to live. It gives you a fast, flexible place to record what happened and see your life more clearly.

Screenshots

Reading Libraries4 screens
Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Timeline at daily against Reading Libraries's every 2 months. Timeline also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Libraries ships an update every 2 months, Timeline daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Reading Libraries versus Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading LibrariesTimeline
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperReading LibrariesI LINK PLUS COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Reading Libraries

No in-app purchases

None

Timeline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading Libraries free?
Reading Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timeline free?
Timeline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reading Libraries or Timeline have ads?
Neither Reading Libraries nor Timeline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Libraries or Timeline?
Reading Libraries ships an update every 2 months, and Timeline daily. Most recently, Reading Libraries was updated on November 8, 2026 and Timeline on October 31, 2026.

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